See Also: united states substance abuse and mental health services administration(medicine)
united states health resources and services administration(medicine)
united states health care financing administration(medicine)
united states occupational safety and health administration(medicine)
united states social security administration(medicine)
united states food and drug administration(medicine)
united states national aeronautics and space administration(medicine)
health services administration(medicine)
mental health services(medicine)
community mental health services(medicine)

united states substance abuse and mental health services administration (medicine)


united states substance abuse and mental health services administration


An agency of the public health service concerned with the overall planning, promoting, and administering of programs pertaining to substance abuse and mental health. It is commonly referred to by the acronym samhsa. On 1 october 1992, the united states alcohol, drug abuse, and mental health administration (adamha) became samhsa. (telephone communication with samhsa 7 april 1992)